Philippines onlyOur client is a fast-growing planning SaaS platform replacing spreadsheets with collaborative tools that project delivery teams actually enjoy using. They are trusted on large infrastructure projects worldwide, from highways and bridges to hospitals and other critical assets.
The role
You'll build the systems that support day-to-day planning for large projects and create infrastructure that millions of people will ultimately rely on.
You'll work across the stack: from polished user interfaces to robust backend services that enable real-time collaboration at scale.
What you'll do
- Build and scale backend services that power real-time collaboration for teams working on large, complex projects.
- Architect solutions for challenging data synchronisation problems between multiple planning systems.
- Create intuitive frontend experiences using React and TypeScript that make complex workflows feel simple.
- Design and implement WebSocket-based functionality for live updates across distributed project teams.
- Optimise performance for applications handling very large project datasets.
- Contribute to serverless infrastructure and event-driven architecture.
- Participate in code reviews and help raise engineering standards across the team.
- Collaborate asynchronously with a global team, while predominantly working alongside colleagues in the Philippines time zone.
About you
Equal Opportunity
Our client believes their team should reflect the diversity of the people who use their products. If you're excited by the role but don't tick every single box, you're encouraged to apply.
Essential
- At least 5 years experience in software engineering with strong skills in JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Deep experience with React and modern frontend patterns (they use Redux on the client side).
- Proven backend development experience you've built and scaled production systems.
- Experience working on real-time applications and WebSocket-based features.
- Strong understanding of database design and optimisation (NoSQL experience is a plus).
- Demonstrated track record of delivering quality code via peer reviews and testing.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills suited to async collaboration.
Highly valued
- Experience with Node.js, serverless architectures, and event-driven systems.
- Knowledge of Redis for caching and real-time workloads.
- Awareness of Go or Python for backend services.
- Experience with GCP or similar cloud platforms.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
- Flutter or mobile development experience.
Benefits
- 100% remote
- HMO + Dependents
- 25 Combined leaves
- All-expense paid offsite trips
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